Most companies view freight audit and payment primarily as a financial control. Before payment is approved, carrier invoices must be reviewed for billing errors, duplicate charges, incorrect rates, unsupported accessorial fees, and…

High-voltage electrode boilers are now available at outputs extending well into the tens of megawatts. However, the required output is only one part of the specification. Available floor space, building height, and…

Growing connectivity, new regulations, and long-term operational requirements are pushing cybersecurity decisions into the earliest stages of oil and gas refining project design. In many oil and gas refining projects, OT cybersecurity…

The earliest decisions in a new chemical processing project often have the longest impact. Choices involving automation, supplier access, and long-term support can be difficult and expensive to change once the process…

Industrial strainers are used throughout North America to address a relatively straightforward problem that can become surprisingly complicated in an operating plant: solids and debris can foul, plug, damage or interfere with…

In pharmaceutical cleanrooms, providing power to a computer, display, panel PC, thin client, or Human-Machine Interface (HMI) workstation can involve considerably more than simply finding the nearest electrical outlet. Every new AC…

Growing connectivity, new regulations, and long-term operational requirements are pushing cybersecurity decisions into the earliest stages of industrial project design. In many water treatment projects, OT cybersecurity is still treated as something…

For recyclers, processing larger truck and OTR tires can present a significant challenge, even for operations that already have shredding equipment. OTR, or off-the-road, tires are the much larger, heavier tires used…

Sanitary atmospheric tanks are often used in food processing to hold, mix, or store materials or liquid ingredients such as milk, juice, sauces, syrups, soups, and dressings. The term atmospheric refers to…

For municipal sewer departments, effective line cleaning depends on more than powerful jetter trucks and high-performance nozzles. Operators must balance nozzle selection, water flow, pressure, truck RPMs, hose travel speed and actual…